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This week I actually follow through on some Sunday fun day college football all day talk. And I get to go through a run sheet that is just so criminial. Speaking of criminal, the BCS bowl game predictions from Phil Steele should land him some time up the river. Hop on board while I go through that and Oregon, Chip Kelly, NCAA, Bo Pelini, Nebraska, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, Chuka Ndulue, ESPN, BCS National Championship Game, Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Alabama, Ohio State, Texas, USC, Georgia, Notre Dame, Brian Kelly, Florida State, Louisville, Urban Meyer, Big 10, and Big 12. Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 75: Behind Steele Bars→

Yeah it was a bust of a game for the BCS National Championship. Notre Dame proved it didn’t belong in any league and Alabama pushed the boot down harder on the neck of college football. Don’t fret, there were some highlights in between the ho hum week of college bowls. The highlights include Oregon, Kansas State, Fiesta Bowl, Chip Kelly, Bill Snyder, Collin Klein, Cotton Bowl, Arkansas, Nick Saban, Michigan, South Carolina, Javon Clowny, Outback Bowl, Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, and Johnny Football. Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 50: BCS Bust→

What can I say? It’s been a quiet week news wise. Sure the New Mexico Bowl and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl took place over the weekend, but there really wasn’t anything else. I make do, however, and spend most of the time talking about Kansas Sate. Look for that and Arizona, Nevada, RichRod, Bill Snyder, Kansas, Charlie Weiss, Penn State, Alabama, Texas, Iowa, and Hayden Fry Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 47: It’s My Kansas State Round Up→

I’m back and I’m better than ev….better than last week. My cold is almost gone and I’m jumping out of my chair with excitement. No it’s not the drugs, or TCU’s drugs, mind you. It’s the fact that West Virginia settled their suit with the Big East and is officially joining the Big 12! And if that didn’t get you jumping, too, then the released Big 12 football schedule for this fall should. Yup, things are getting better everyday.

Ah yes, the college football season is officially over. Time to rest up a bit, kick back, and reflect on what was great and what was terrible for the 2011-2012 college football season. Go ahead, I’ll still be here. ….(time passes)…. OKAY. So now that we’ve all mused about gridiron, let’s get down to brass tacks. There’s winds of change a blowing and they will twirl the leaves around this here blog. What’s going to happen? Tune in next week. We still have some Crib Sheet action to go over so let’s go right ahead and knock it out:

Yup, we have a handful of games to go for this bowl season. It’s been a pretty great run so far. The weekend saw some great finishes and exciting shootouts. I’m going to miss college football much like everyone else out there after the last whistle blows. Until that whistle tweets its last tweet, we got a few more Crib Sheets to pass around as well. The news wasn’t too quiet as we get to see more coaching changes and draft declarations now. So let’s get right down to it:

It’s weird getting ready to sit down and watch college football on January 2nd versus watching it on New Year’s Day. Usually, I would stumble over late to a friend’s house to kick off the new year by watching football, gloming myself with food, getting drunk, playing some board games, and being as lazy as humanly possible. This year, it’s watching everything online, eating some food, and not making a singular play on a game of boards. The good thing is that I can adjust. Unfortunately, the adjustments don’t look so hot for my Bowl Pick It and Stick It Standings. Let’s take a look:

I think I’m eating way more than I did when I was on vacation. The holidays were tasty but between running around to visit people and sipping a couple of barley pops left me with little time to eat well. Now that I am back, I find my fingers in the candy bowl that filled up from the stockings left before the trip. Oh well, I guess. Tis the season. I know one thing, after the new year and the end of bowl season, it’s mega workout time. One item that will mostly be fat throughout the year is the Crib Sheet. So let’s get munching: Continue reading Crib Sheet: Emptied Out The Bowls→

Yes, it’s bowl season and I’ve got a hankering for one more Bowl Pick It and Stick It. This time bowling is more exciting for me outside of the BCS Bowls. Part of it is the fact that Kansas State got jipped out of an appearance at the Sugar Bowl, but the other part is that the line up BCS wise is just not interesting enough. The Sugar and the Orange are lame. The BCS National Championship Game is a rematch of boredom. The Fiesta and Rose look good but the overall product leaves me underwhelmed. That’s what I’m stoked for the Cotton Bowl. It’s non BCS and has a top 10 BCS match up with Kansas State taking on Arkansas. SEC vs Big 12. Hell yeah. Click on through for the Bowl Pick It and Stick It information.

Franklin American Mortgage Music CityMississippi State vs. Wake Forest

Nashville, Tenn.
LP Field

Dec. 30
6:40 p.m.

ESPN

InsightIowa vs. Oklahoma

Tempe, Ariz.
Sun Devil Stadium

Dec. 30
10 p.m.

ESPN

Meineke Car Care of TexasTexas A&M vs. Northwestern

Houston
Reliant Stadium

Dec. 31
Noon

ESPN

Hyundai SunGeorgia Tech vs. Utah

El Paso, Texas
Sun Bowl

Dec. 31
2 p.m.

CBS

AutoZone LibertyCincinnati vs. Vanderbilt

Memphis, Tenn.
Liberty Bowl

Dec. 31
3:30 p.m.

ABC

Kraft Fight HungerIllinois vs. UCLA

San Francisco
AT&T Park

Dec. 31
3:30 p.m.

ESPN

Chick-fil-AVirginia vs. Auburn

Atlanta
Georgia Dome

Dec. 31
7:30 p.m.

ESPN

TicketCity Houston vs. Penn State

Dallas
Cotton Bowl

Jan. 2
Noon

ESPNU

OutbackMichigan State vs. Georgia

Tampa, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium

Jan. 2
1 p.m.

ABC

Capital OneNebraska vs. South Carolina

Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl

Jan. 2
1 p.m.

ESPN

Taxslayer.com Gator BowlOhio State vs. Florida

Jacksonville, Fla.
EverBank Field

Jan. 2
1 p.m.

ESPN2

Rose Bowl Game presented by VizioWisconsin vs. Oregon

Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl

Jan. 2
5 p.m.

ESPN

Tostitos FiestaStanford vs. Oklahoma State

Glendale, Ariz.
U. of Phoenix Stadium

Jan. 2
8:30 p.m.

ESPN

Allstate SugarMichigan vs. Virginia Tech

New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome

Jan. 3
8:30 p.m.

ESPN

Discover OrangeWest Virginia vs. Clemson

Miami
Sun Life Stadium

Jan. 4
8:30 p.m.

ESPN

AT&T CottonKansas State vs. Arkansas

Arlington, Texas
Cowboys Stadium

Jan. 6
8 p.m.

FOX

BBVA Compass BowlSMU vs. Pittsburgh

Birmingham, Ala.
Legion Field

Jan. 7
1 p.m.

ESPN

GoDaddy.comArkansas State vs. Northern Illinois

Mobile, Ala.
Ladd-Peebles Stadium

Jan. 8
9 p.m.

ESPN

Allstate BCS National Championship GameNo. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama

New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome

Jan. 9
8:30 p.m.

ESPN

Remember it’s a straight up pick but you can rank your confidence from 1 to 35. What other bowls are interesting you ask? Well, let’s start with the Big 12. Baylor and Washington look good for the Alamo Bowl, thanks to Robert Griffin III’s Hesiman win. Oklahoma playing Iowa for the first time in forever in the Insight Bowl sees Sooner head coach Bob Stoops head to his alma mater. What other games look good? How about the Outback Bowl with Georgia taking on Michigan State, another version of the BCS snub bowl. That’s about it for me. The others are decent but they just don’t jump out to me. Come back every Monday from here on out, though and we’ll go over the picks.

It’s the final, final week of Pick It and Stick It (more on that in a couple of weeks). Did I produce a herculean effort much like Oklahoma State over the weekend to jump into the third place? Or did I hang off the edge and shed a bucket full of crocodile tears? We’ll find out soon enough. We also found out how the BCS system works in fine detail, speaking of Oklahoma State. Now that the regular season Pick It and Stick It is over, we are kicking up the Bowl Pick It and Stick It, with a twist you may be familiar with. All that and more inside.

And all through the house, pumpkin pie was baking and I was aroused (with hunger). Yup, it’s that time of year again. This year, I’m planning on laying back and actually watching some competitive football. For once it will be both for the NFL and college football. So there’s been a feast of news leading up to turkey day and I wrapped it up in a big ole slice of Crib Sheet. It’s kinda like fish and chips, but with college football news and less of stink. I hope. Here is this week’s fresh Crib Sheet: